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SIKHISM – PANACEA FOR ALL ILLS
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SIKHISM – PANACEA FOR ALL ILLS
RAGHBIR SINGH *
Ego is a very chronic malady, remedy also lies in it. **
Ego of super powers like the USA, UK, France and their allies
about their superiority in war material and ideologies they pursue, is
the main cause of ills of the humanity in different countries, nations,
races, etc. First and Second World Wars, confrontation in Cambodia
and Laos, Afghanistan and Iraq were the results of the ego. Every
time these powers failed in their evil designs, but they left behind
enormous loss of human lives and natural resources. Almost similar
damage occurred in India at the Partition time. Even later, the socalled
Indian democratic governments have adopted policies, which
are not conducive to the welfare of people, and the minority
communities like Muslims, Sikhs and Christians are their special
victims.
The recent tri- and quardri-centennial celebrations of historical
Sikh events like birth of the Khalsa, installation of Guru Granth Sahib
and martyrdoms of young sons of Guru Gobind Singh, have brought
into focus of the entire world, aims and objects of gurbani which
preaches :-
a) Welfare of everybody without any discrimination based on
nationality, religion, caste, creed or social status;
b) Brotherhood of humanity, adoption of ‘live and let live’ attitude,
friendship with all, poor or rich; and
c) Control of ego and jealousy.
Today all knowledgeable persons are sincerely concerned with
the establishment of a world order in which nations may be contented,
* 2984, Phase VII, SAS Nagar
** haumY dIrG rogu hY dwrU BI iesu mwih ] Guru Granth Sahib, p 466